It's hard to play a laptop in the midst of band and have people want to buy your t-shirts and CD's.

I always like to borrow bits and pieces of things. There's a line between jumping on something that's happening and incorporating bits and pieces of it into my work.

I wanted to make experimental music out of pop.

As the times are changing, you don't hear as many sample issues with rap artists. Part of that has to do with production styles these days, but the nature of copyright is also changing as the internet becomes more of a giant.

You can feel a little vulnerable when you see people tearing you apart on the internet or saying, "It's the end of music." "This guy is a total hack." I've read it all. But at the same time, even though I feel a little vulnerable with that, I do feel comfortable.

I feel like there's always something to prove.

It's weird for me when someone asks me to do a remix as Girl Talk and not use samples.